stressed that life was full of pain and suffering which is caused by suffering and the only way to overcome suffering is to overcome non virtue and the only way to overcome non virtue is to follow the eightfold path

nirvana

union with the universe

the eightfold path

“the middle way” part of the Four Noble Truths in trying to obtain nirvana

ganesha

hindu god “god of good fortune”

small pox vaccine, invented the decimal system

one medical and mathematical advance of the Gupta Empire

Chandrogupta

first emperor of India

6%

percentage of the world’s population that is Buddhist

Golden Rule

do unto others as you would do to yourself, is at the heart of every major religion